NHSCA announces 2014 Senior Athletes of the Year Awards

by Jeff Fisher

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The National High School Coaches Association today announced its selections for its 2014 National High School Senior Athletes of the Year Awards.

NHSCA announces 2014 National Coaches of the Year

by Jeff Fisher

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The National High School Coaches Association announced the winners for its 2014 National High School Coach of the Year Awards this week. This is the 15th year straight year the NHSCA has honored these achievers in the high school coaching community nationwide. 

Seven 2013 NHSCA Freshman National Champs looking for back-to-back gold at Sophomore Nationals

by Jeff Fisher
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Seven 2013 NHSCA Freshman National champs are back to defend their titles at the 25th Annual National High School Coaches Association High School National Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Back-to-back titles put wrestlers halfway to joining the exclusive NHSCA 4X National Title Club.  Only three wrestlers have ever captured four NHSCA's. Last year B.J. Clagon of Toms River South High School in New Jersey joined Blake Roulo of Matoaca High School in Virginia and Tyler Beckwith of Greene High School in New York as the only four-time champs in the history of the event.

The 2014 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals field features 16 two-time state champs from around America. Three of those two-time state champs hail from Georgia - Jack Barber of Buford High School and twins Thomas and Daniel Bullard of Archer High School.

The Bullard boys have been been the talk of the Peach State over the last two year and they are back to defend their 2013 NHSCA Freshman Nationals titles.  Both wrestlers have also won back-to-back Georgia state championships.  This past season, Thomas was 60-1, while Daniel was 60-4.

As freshmen, Daniel owned a record of 58-5, Thomas was 54-7. The twins brother Sam, who is a junior, has finished as a state runner-up twice, plus a third place finish.  All three boys carry 4.0 GPA's.

At 120, two-time Florida state champ Kyle Norstrem of Brandon High School is back to add another gold medal to the trophy case.  Norstrem won the 2013 Freshman Nationals title at 113.

Defending 2013 NHSCA Freshman Nationals champ at 132, Chris Mauriello of Hauppauge High School New York is back at the same weight class as a sophomore.  Mauriello won the state's Division II title this year with a 48-1 mark.

At 138, Kevin Budock of Good Counsel will be going after a second straight NHSCA championship.  Budock won the 126-pound title last year. 

The 195-pound weight class features 2013 Freshman Nationals champ Matthew Correnti of  Holy Cross High School in New Jersey. Correnti, who placed third in this year's New Jersey state championships, won the 182-pound NHSCA title last year.

At 285, Jack Beistel of Southmoreland High School in Pennsylvania is back to defend the title he won last year as a freshman.

Runner-ups from last year that are entered in the 2013 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals: Kellen Devlin (126) of Amherst High School in  New York, Ryan Peters (132) of Timberlane High School in New Hampshire Jimmy Saylor (138) of Easton High School in Pennsylvania, Dean Drugac (170) of Morris Knolls High School in New Jersey, Alan Clothier (170) of Lawrence High School in Kansas, Christian Araneo (182) of Melville High School in New York, Joe Hensley (285) of Archbishop Moeller in Ohio.

2X State Champs entered in 2014 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals

113 - Peter Del Gallo, Gardiner HS (Maine)
113 - Michael Prieto, Garden City HS (Kansas)
120 - Benjamin Anderson, Pleasant Grove (Utah)
120 - Chris McCrackin, Banks County (Georgia)
120 - Michael Murphy, Baylor School (Tennessee)
120 - Kyle Norstrem, Brandon HS (Florida)
126 - Jack Barber, Buford HS (Georgia)
126 - Michael Berkowitz, Long Island Lutheran (New York)
132 - Jarrett Degen, Belgrade HS (Montana)
132 - William Verallis, Wyoming Seminary (Connecticut)
138 - Lenny Merkin, Poly Prep (New York)
145 - Thomas Bullard, Archer HS (Georgia)
145 - Eric Reyes, Dedham HS (Massachusetts)
145 - Luke Weber, Forsyth HS (Montana)
152 - Daniel Bullard, Archer HS (Georgia)

Seven defending NHSCA champs entered in 2014 Junior Nationals

by Jeff Fisher
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It's hard to handicap the 2014 NHSCA Junior Nationals because of the amount of talent that will descend upon Virginia Beach for the 25th Annual National High School Coaches Association's High School National Wrestling Championships.

From top-to-bottom, the NHSCA Junior Nationals are deep with talent.  There are 19 wrestlers entered that are three-time state champs (see below), plus a large number of wrestlers that have captured between one-and-two state championships.

There are also seven 2013 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champs back to defend their titles as juniors.

At 120, three-time West Virginia state champ Jordan Allen from Huntington High School is looking for his second straight NHSCA gold medal.  Allen won the 113-pound gold in 2013.

At 152-pounds, last year's 145-pound champ Corbin Allen of Hanover High School in Virginia is looking to defend his NHSCA gold medal.  This past year, Allen won Virginia's Class 4A state title at 152-pounds.

Allen's main competition may come from three-time Maine state champ and defending 2013 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champ Cody Hughes of Marshwood High School.  Hughes was 49-1 this past season and owns a lifetime record of 149-9.
Another three-time state champ entered in the 2014 Junior Nationals is Tevis Bartlett of Cheyenne East High School in Wyoming.  The 2013 Sophomore Nationals champ at 182 is entered at 195 this year.  Barlett, who also won the 2012 NHSCA Freshman Nationals at 182-pounds, was a perfect 46-0 this year and he's also Wyoming's top high school football players with Division I scholarship offers in football.

Like Bartlett, Kenneth Brinson of Marist High School in Georgia is looking for his third straight NHSCA gold medal. After winning freshman and sophomore titles at 195, Brinson moves-up to 220-pounds for the 2014 NHSCA Junior Nationals.

Awaiting Brinson in the 220-pound weight class is defending 2013 NHSCA Sophomore National champ Austin Myers of Campbell County High in Kentucky, who is also looking for his third straight NHSCA championship.  Myers has won three straight Kentucky state wrestling championships.

Benjamin Schram of Bellbrook High School in Ohio, who has also won two NHSCA gold medals and was last year's 160 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champ, is up at 170-pounds this year. Making the trip east will east from Arizona will be Ryan Allred of Camp Verde High School in Arizona.  Allred, who is entered in the Junior Nationals at 138 pounds, is a three-time Arizona state champ, who has only lost one match in his high school career.

Returning 2013 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals' Finalists

Corbin Allen, Hanover HS (Virginia) - 1st, 145
Jordan Allen, Huntington HS (West Virginia) - 1st, 113
Tevis Barlett, Cheyenne East HS (Wyoming) - 1st, 182
Kenneth Brinson, Marist HS (Georgia) - 1st, 195
Cody Cordes, Wyoming Valley West HS (Pennsylvania) - 2nd, 145
Christopher Favoroso, Jensen Beach HS (Florida) - 2nd, 182
Johnny Garcia, Danbury HS (Connecticut) - 2nd, 160
Cody Hughes, Marshwood HS (Maine) - 1st, 152
Dylan Lucas, Brandon HS (Florida) - 2nd, 126
Austin Myers, Campbell County (Kentucky) - 1st, 220
Jake Newhouse, Perry HS (Ohio) - 2nd, 106
Adam Olsen, Highpoint Central HS (North Carolina) - 2nd, 285
Benjamin Schram, Bellbrook HS (Ohio) - 1st, 160

2014 NHSCA Junior National 3-Time State Champs

113 - Jonathan Ragsdale, Gordon Lee HS (Georgia)
106 - Arick Shankles, Muscle Shoals HS (Alabama)
113 - Mitchel Langford, North Henderson HS (North Carolina)
113 - Kyson Levin, Pleasant Grove HS (Utah)
120 - Jordan Allen, Huntington HS (West Virginia)
120 - Chris Debien, Cleveland HS (Tennessee) 
120 - Troy Gassaway, Mt. Anthony (Vermont)
120 - Gresh Jones, Sidney HS (Montana)
126 - Fred Green, Orting HS (Washington)
126 - Seth Johnson, Brother Martin HS (Louisiana)
126 - Rico Montoya, Robertson HS (New Mexico)
132 - Dylan Lucas, Brandon HS (Florida)
132 - Matt Weber, Forsyth HS (Montana)
138 - Ryan Allred, Camp Verde HS (Arizona)
138 - Max Thomsen, Union (Iowa)
138 - Anthony Juckes, Fort Lupton HS (New Mexico)
145 - Neal Richards, Matoaca HS (Virginia)
152 - Cody Hughes, Marshwood HS (Maine)
160- Jackson Howarth, Marshwood HS (Maine)
195 - Tevis Barlett, Cheyenne East HS (Wyoming)
220 - Austin Myers, Campbell County HS (Kentucky)

National High School Coaches Association celebrates 25 years of National Wrestling Championships

by Jeff Fisher
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25 years ago, National High School Coaches Association founder Bob Ferraro, Sr. had a dream – bring together all of the nation’s senior high school state wrestling champs.

“The day we left Lewisburg, Pennsylvania for the championships in the western part of the state, we had only 51 wrestlers registered,” said Ferraro, who at the time of the first national championships was the head wrestling coach at Bucknell University. “Back then there was no internet, so it was hard to tell if more kids would be coming or not. I’m thinking how bad will this be if only those 51 kids show-up?  The good news is we had a great turnout for on-site registration and we ended-up with 262 wrestlers from 39 different states.”

25 years later, Ferraro still enjoys talking about that first year in Pittsburgh, but he also smiles when discussing the NHSCA’s upcoming Silver Anniversary of the NHSCA High School National Wrestling Championships, March 27^th through the 30^th at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

A quarter-century since those first championships, the NHSCA has expanded, not only the championships, but also the organization as well.  Today, the National High School Coaches Association crowns championships in five different divisions – middle school, freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior classifications.

Each an every year, the number of wrestlers competing grows.  The 2013 championships attracted a record 2,800-plus wrestlers to Virginia Beach to battle for the coveted title of NHSCA high school national wrestling champ.  The top eight wrestlers in each weight class also earn the honor of NHSCA All-American.

The national championship alumni roster reads like a Who’s Who in the sport of wrestling with the likes of current Penn St. head coach Cael Sanderson, who won the NHSCA Senior Nationals in 1997 before going on to become a four-time NCAA champ with a 159-0 record.  Sanderson won an Olympic gold medal in 2004 in Athens, Greece.

Two other NHSCA Senior National champs went-on to win Olympic gold.  Jake Varner was a NHSCA Senior National champ in 2005 before going onto to become a two-time NCAA champ at Iowa St.  Varner won the 96 kg gold medal in the 2012 Olympic games in London. 

2006 New Jersey’s Jordan Burroughs won an NHSCA National Championship before going to Nebraska where he won two NCAA titles.  Like Varner, Burroughs won a gold medal at the London Olympics.

Stephen Abas was a 1996 NHSCA Senior National champ.  Abas was a three-time NCAA champ at Fresno St.  Abas won an Olympic silver medal at the Athens Games.

“It’s always a lot of fun to watch our wrestlers move-on to have great success at the NCAA level,” said Ferraro.

The most exclusive club for the NHSCA’s is the elite four-time champion club.  There have only been three, quadruple champs – Blake Roulo of Matoaca High School in Virginia; Tyler Beckwith of Greene High School in New York; and BJ Clagon of Toms River South High School in New Jersey.

To register for this year’s championships, go to nhsca.com.

Kentucky High School Wrestler with Cerebral Palsy wins match on Senior Night

by Jeff Fisher
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When you spend enough time in high school sports like I have, you come across many great, inspirational stories.

This one out of Kentucky tops them all, because as I watched the video and read the story of Willie Burton of Fairdale High School in Kentucky, I cried...no lie...you NEED to enjoy these two videos from the Courier-Journal.

To set the stage, Willie Burton has cerebral palsy.  He can't stand up, so he has to crawl on the mat, but that hasn't stopped him from being a wrestler on his high school team for the last four years.

Aside from forfeit victories, until last week's Senior Night, Willie had never won an actual match on the mat.  That all changed when he beat Sydney Smith of Pleasure Ridge Park High School with a 6-4 decision.

Below is video of the entire match.  Even if you aren't a fan of wrestling or if you don't understand the sport, you still need to watch this.


After you watch the video, check-out the story written by Adam Himmelsbach by clicking here.  You can also meet Willie in the video below.

Blair Academy remains #1 high school wrestling team in the national in latest Win Magazine rankings

by Jeff Fisher
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Blair Academy from Blairstown, New Jersey had quite a month of January with impressive dual meet victories over nationally-ranked Graham (St. Paris, Ohio), Perry (Massillon, Ohio) and Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, Pennsylvania).  The narrow 27-24 win over Sem came in the gold medal match at the NHSCA Final Four Wrestling Festival in York, Pennsylvania on January 11th.  

Those three victories solidified the Bucs at the top of the latest Win Magazine national high school wrestling rankings.  Blair's win moved former #2 Graham down three spots, while Perry moves up one spot to #9.  On the other hand, Wyoming Seminary's narrow loss moves them up three to #6.

Three are four new teams in the latest rankings: Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) at #12, Kaukauna (Wisconsin) at #15, Bettendorf (Iowa) at #16 and Bethlehem Catholic (Pennsylvania) at #23.

Win Magazine Top 25
…rankings through January 26, 2014

1. Blair Academy (New Jersey)
2. Apple Valley (Minnesota)
3. Oak Park-River Forest (Illinois)
4. Clovis (California)
5. Graham (Ohio)
6. Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania)
7. Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)
8. Archer (Georgia)
9. Perry (Ohio)
10. Franklin Regional (Pennsylvania)
11. Brandon (Florida)
12. Broken Arrow (Oklahoma)
13. Stillwater (Oklahoma)
14. Montini Catholic (Illinois)
15. Kaukauna (Wisconsin)
16. Bettendorf (Iowa)
17. Marist (Illinois)
18. Lowell (Michigan)
19. Edmond North (Oklahoma)
20. Buchanan (California)
21. St. Peter's Prep (New Jersey)
22. Bound Brook (New Jersey)
23. Bethlehem Catholic (Pennsylvania)
24. Poway (California)
25. St. Edward (Ohio)

Teams announced for 2014 National High School Invitation baseball tournament

by Jeff Fisher
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With so much cold weather keeping a lot of the country in the deep freeze, it's never too early to think baseball to warm-up.

USA Baseball has announced the sixteen teams that will take part in the 3rd annual National HIgh School Invitation that will be played in Carey, North Carolina March 26th through the 29th.

Two-time defending champ Mater Dei from Santa Ana, California will not be back to defend it's title at this tournament that is considered the best in America. This year's field will feature teams from Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Here are the team that are entered:

Aliso Niguel (California)
Bishop Verot (Florida)
Clovis (California)
Coral Springs Christian (Florida)
Dyer County (Tennessee)
Gainesville (Georgia)
Huntsville (Alabama)
Milton (Georgia)
Mountain Pointe (Arizona)
Orange Lutheran (California)
Parkview (Georgia)
Regis Jesuit (Colorado)
Roberson (North Carolina)
The First Academy (Florida)
ThunderRidge (Colorado)
Venice (Florida)

Mater Dei moves to #1 in latest MaxPreps Boys' Basketball Top 25

by Jeff Fisher
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There's a new #1 in the latest MaxPreps.com boys' basketball rankings.

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) moves up one spot after last week's top dog Montverde Academy (Florida) lost to Curie High School (Chicago) in the Spalding Hoop Classic Monday 73-69.  That victory for the Condors moved Curie up five spots to #3.

MaxPreps' Xcellent 25

1. (2) Mater Dei (CA) 19-0
2. (5) Ranier Beach (WA) 15-0
3. (8) Curie (IL) 16-1
4. (1) Montverde Academy (FL) 18-1
5. (4) White Station (TN) 16-1
6. (6) Northside Christian Academy (NC) 18-1
7. (7) Arsenal Technical (IN) 13-1
8. (11) Paul VI (VA) 16-3
9. (13) Providence (FL) 19-3
10. (15) La Lumiere (IN) 15-2
11. (3) Oak Hill Academy (VA) 23-2
12. (9) Our Savior New American (NY) 13-2
13 (16) Greater Atlanta Christian (GA) 19-0
14. (18) Findlay Prep (NV) 21-3
15. (19) Corona del Sol (AZ) 18-1
16. (20) Apple Valley (MN) 15-1
17. (22) Loyola (CA) 16-1
18. (21) Archbishop Carroll (PA) 12-2
19. (23) Whitney Young (IL) 12-4
20. (25) Huntington St. Joseph Prep (WV) 17-4
21. (NR) St. John's (DC) 13-1
22. (NR) DeMatha (MD) 15-1
23. (NR) Blue Valley Northwest (KS) 6-1
24. (NR) Cape Henry Collegiate (VA) 12-0
25. (NR) Garfield (WA) 14-0

Florida wrestler sets new national pin record

by Jeff Fisher
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Courtesy of KowboysWrestling.com

Osceola High School (Florida) junior wrestler Fox Baldwin set a national record for pins Wednesday night with his 243rd, which topped his brother Pete's record of 242 career pins.

Baldwin's record-setting pin came in 48 second and you can see the video by clicking here.

Next-up on Baldwin's to-do list?

Break his brother Pete's record for career victories which stands at 324.  Fox is three-wins away from that mark and is expected to set a new national record this weekend.

Fox is currently ranked #8 in the country at 152 by the Amateur Wrestling News.  He's a three-time Florida state champ.

Top-ranked Blair escapes NHSCA Final Four with championship

by Jeff Fisher
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The championship match of the 13^th annual National High School Coaches Association Final Four Wrestling Festival between top-ranked Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) and #5 Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA) live-up to its billing and then some.

Blair, which has now won eight straight NHSCA Final Fours, edged the Blue Knights 27-24 in a dual meet that saw the nation’s #1 team in the country trail 21-15 heading into the final four matches at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania.

Seminary took a 21-15 lead in the match after John Busiello defeated Zach Sherman 1-0 at 106 pounds.  Blair regained the lead on three consecutive wins at 113, 120 and 126.  Chas Tucker’s 11-3 major victory at 113 put Blair back in front 22-21.  Matt Kolodzik’s tech fall at 126 brought the match down to the final bout between Blair’s Alex Rinandi and Will Verallis of Seminary.

Verallis needed to pin Rinaldi to send the match to criteria, but all he could manage was a 2-0 decision, which ended an incredible day of wrestling with Blair remaining unbeaten with a 27-24 heart-stopping victory.

Neither Blair nor Wyoming Seminary had much trouble advancing to the championship match.  Blair beat Tunkhannock (Pennsylvania) 79-0 and Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) 67-6 in pool matches, while Wyoming Seminary beat its pool opponents: Benton (Pennsylvania) 55-6, Pennsbury (Pennsylvania) 79-0 and East Stroudsburg South (Pennsylvania) 68-6.

Wyoming Seminary due a bye into the Final Four semifinals where the Blue Knights defeated Spring Grove (Pennsylvania) 62-3 to advance to the championship.  Blair beat Bermudian Springs (Pennsylvania) 57-12 in the quarterfinals and then topped Wyoming Valley West (Pennsylvania) 59-6 to set-up the showdown with Seminary.

The pool champs were: Bermudian Springs, Blair Academy, DePaul Catholic (NJ), Spring Grove, Wyoming Seminary and Wyoming Valley West.

#1 Blair Academy ready to defend its NHSCA Final Four Festival title this weekend

by Jeff Fisher

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The 2014 National High School Coaches Association’s (“NHSCA”) Final Four Festival that will be held this Saturday at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania is loaded with top-ranked teams and wrestlers from around the country.

Headlining the 19 team field is Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ), which is coming-off another national championship during the 2012-13 school year.  Last year, the Buccaneers won their seventh straight NHSCA Final Four by defeating J.W. Robinson High School of Virginia.  Robinson upset Wyoming Seminary(Kingston, Pennsylvania) in the semifinals. Wyoming Seminary entered the Final Four ranked #2 in the nation.

This year, Blair begins the season ranked #1 by Win Magazine in its Top 25 Poll.  Wyoming Seminary is ranked #5 in the Win Magazine preseason rankings.

Both schools have started the 2013-14 season in strong fashion with Blair capturing the Walsh Ironman team championship in Ohio and the Beast of the East team title in Delaware in December, plus a dual meet victory over nationally-ranked Massillon Perry from Ohio.  Seminary, which owns a dual meet win over #10 Franklin Regional (Pennsylvania), finished 3^rd at the Beast and 8^th at the Ironman.

 “We are very excited to welcome back the defending national champs and other quality teams that make this event one of the best in the country,” said Bob Ferraro, Jr., Executive Director of the National High School Coaches Association.  “Each year we strive to bring the best teams from around the country to compete at the Final Four, and we believe the 2014 field is one of the best.”

Blair is led by Joey McKenna, who is the top-ranked wrestler nationally at 138 pounds.  The Bucs also feature several other nationally-ranked wrestlers in Matt Kolodzik (126), Jordan Cutler (132), Mason Manville (152), Dylan Milonas (160) and Brandon Dallavia (170)

Wyoming Seminary features three nationally-ranked wrestlers in Nick Reenan at 152, Chris Weiler at 160 and Jake Scanlan at 285.

Other wrestlers in the field that are nationally-ranked by the various ranking services: David McFadden of DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) at 145 , Hunter Ritter of John Carroll (Maryland) at 195

The action will begin at 9 A.M. with the team competing in six different pools.  The winner’s from those pools will advance to the quarterfinal round.  The championship match, which would feature Blair and Seminary, if both win their respective pools and championship round matches, will start at 4:45 P.M.

Here are the six pools for the event:

Pool A - Blair Academy (NJ), Bishop McDevitt (PA), Tunkhannock (PA)

Pool B – Bermudian Springs (PA), Central Bucks West (PA), DePaul Catholic (NJ)

Pool C – Dallastown (PA), John Carroll (MD), Wyoming Valley West (PA)

Pool D – Neshaminy (PA), Spring Grove (PA), Woodstown (NJ)

Pool E -  Pen Argyl (PA), Souderton (PA), West York Area (PA)

Pool F – Benton (PA), East Stroudsburg South (PA), Pennsbury (PA), Wyoming Seminary (PA)

Blair Academy win another Ironman Title

Spencer Lee of Franklin Regional (PA) win Ironman Outstanding Wrestler Award
Courtesy of Win Magazine

by Jeff Fisher
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For the 12th time in 20 years, Blair Academy (New Jersey) left Walsh Jesuit High School (Ohio) with the team title at the prestigious Ironman Wrestling Tournament.

Blair Academy crowned three champs - Matthew Kolodzik (126), Joey McKenna (138) and Dylan Milonas (160).

Blair, which entered the season as the #1 ranked team in America by Win Magazine, outdistanced Graham High School (St. Paris, Ohio) for the team title.

Franklin Regional (Pennsylvania) freshman Spencer Lee won the 113 pound title, plus the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler Award.

Ironman Final Team Standings

1. Blair Academy (NJ) - 207.5
2. Graham (OH) - 171
3. Oak Park-River Forest (IL) - 154.5
4. Edmond North (OK) - 114.5
5. Montini Catholic (IL) - 110
6. Massillon Perry (OH) - 105.5
7. Franklin Regional (PA) - 98.5
8. Wyoming Seminary (PA) - 94.5
T9. Broken Arrow (OK) - 80
T9. Claymont (OH) - 80

Ironman Individual Champs

106 - Tyler Warner - Claymont (OH)
113 - Spencer Lee - Franklin Regional (PA)
120 - Ke-Shawn Hayes - Park Hill (MO)
126 - Matthew Kolodzik - Blair Academy (NJ)
132-  Zahid Valencia - St. John Bosco (CA)
138 - Joey McKenna - Blair Academy (NJ)
145 - Micah Jordan - Graham (OH)
152 - Jacob Danishek - Dayton Christian (OH)
160 - Dylan Milonas - Blair Academy (NJ)
170 - Anthony Valencia - St. John Bosco (CA)
182 - Bo Nickal - Allen (TX)
195 - Derek White - Edmond North (OK)
220 - Edgar Ruano - Montini Catholic (IL)
285 - Michael Johnson - Montini Catholic (IL)

Scot Davis wins 1,000th Dual Match

by Jeff Fisher
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Scot Davis of Eden Prairie High School (Minnesota) entered the most exclusive of exclusive Winner's Circles Friday night when he won his 1,000th career dual meet with 58-17 win over Columbia Heights - he's the only high school wrestling coach with that many victories.  You can listen to my interview with Davis last Thursday, who at the time was three wins away from the magical number by clicking here.

HS Wrestling: Eden Prairie's Scot Davis closes-in on 1,000 coaching victories

by Jeff Fisher
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Courtesy of FlatheadBeacon.com

I'm really looking forward to this Thursday's NHSCA Sports Hour interview with America's winningest high school wrestling coach Scot Davis, who is three victories away from his 1,000th coaching win.  

Davis, who is in his first year at Eden Prairie (Minnesota), is currently three wins away from the magical mark, and barring an upset or two against Spring Lake Park and Cooper, he stands a good chance of getting #1000 on Friday night against Columbia Heights.

Davis' all-time record currently stands at 997-161-3. Eden Praire is Davis' sixth high school.

This past weekend, Christopher Columbus (Florida) head coach Jim Husk moved into second place on the all-time dual meet victories list.  Husk entered the season tied with Russ Riegel, who retired at the end of the 2011 season.

All-Time Dual Meet Victories
…heading into 2013-14 season from USAwrestling.com
*still active

*1. Scott Davis - 996 (Eden Praire, MN; Belcourt, ND; Bird Island Lake Lillian, MN; Hutchinson, MN; Owatonna, MN; Flathead, MT)
*T2. Jim Husk - 864 (Christopher Columbus, FL; Miami Southridge, FL; Southwest, FL; Archbishop Curley, FL)
T2. Russ Riegel - 864 (Hunterdon Central, NJ; Harrison County, KY)
4. Rex Peckinpaugh - 829 (New Castle, IN)
5. Bruce Bittenbender - 809 (Stevensville Lakeshore, MI)
6. Mike Rodriguez - 734 (Detroit Kimball, MI; River Rouge, MI; Detroit Catholic Central, MI)
7. Jim Glasser - 730 (The Lovett School, GA)
*8. Danny Upchurch - 720 (Wayne County, KY)
9. Carl Schnellenback - 713 (Ridley, PA)
10. Bill Sutter - 698 (Goodhue, MN)

Final NHSCA/XCNation.com High School Cross Country Rankings

Boys Cross Country Power Rankings (Final)

1. Gig Harbor (Washington)
2. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
3. Brentwood (Tennessee)
4. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
5. Carmel (Indiana)
6. St. Xavier (Ohio)
7. American Fork (Utah)
8. North Central (Washington)
9. Arcadia (California)
10. Edina (Minnesota)

Click here to view entire Top 25.

Girls Cross Country Power Rankings (Final)

1. Wayzata (Minnesota)
2. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
3. Davis (Utah)
4. Carmel (Indiana)
5. Monarch (Colorado)
6. Fort Collins (Colorado)
7. Unionville (Pennsylvania)
8. Great Oak (California)
9. Simi Valley (California)
10. Glenbard West (Illinois)

Click here to view entire Top 25.

New #1 in lastest XCnation.com Girls' High School Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
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One week after the Unionville girls (Pennsylvania) took over the #1 spot in the XCnation.com Girls' Top 25 Power Rankings, there's a new numero uno.  Wayzata (Minnesota) is now on the top team in the latest rankings.

On the boys' side of the equation, Arcadia from California is still #1

XCnation.com Boys' Cross Country Rankings
as of November 2, 2013

1. Arcadia (CA)
2. American Fork (UT)
3. Gig Harbor (MI)
4. Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
5. York (IL)
6. Fayetteville-Manlius (NY)
7. Madera-South (CA)
8. Carmel (IN)
9. Hinsdale Central (IL)
10. Wayzata (MN)

Click here to see entire boys' and girls' Top 25.

XCnation.com Girls' Cross Country Rankings
as of November 2, 2013

1. Wayzata (MN)
2. Unionville (PA)
3. Davis (UT)
4. Fayetteville-Manlius (NY)
5. Simi Valley (CA)
6. Naperville North (IL)
7. Carmel (IN)
8. Monarch (CO)
9. Northville (NY)
10. Pennsbury (PA)

Watertown (Massachusetts) takes over #1 spot in last field hockey rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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Watertown (Massachusetts) High School is the new #1 in the latest Top of the Circle national field hockey rankings.  Watertown took-over the top spot after former #1 Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Pennsylvania) and former #2 First Colonial (Virginia) lost last week.

Watertown is currently riding a 110-game unbeaten streak, which is the second longest streak all-time in America.

Last week's NHSCA Sports Hour guest Austyn Cuneo of Eastern High School made more history this week when she became the first player to top 200 goals in her career.  The nation's all-time leading scorer, who's only a junior, now has 207 lifetime goals.

Here's the latest rankings...

1. Watertown (Massachusetts) LW: #3
2. Episcopal Academy (Pennsylvania) LW: #5
3. Eastern (New Jersey) LW: #6
4. Lower Dauphin (Pennsylvania) LW: #4
5. Emmaus (Pennsylvania) LW: #7
6. Crestwood (Pennsylvania) LW: NR
7. Palmyra (Pennsylvania) LW: #10
8. Farmingville Sachem East (New York) LW: #8
9. Suffolk Lakeland (Virginia) LW: NR
10. Shrub Oak Lakeland (New York) LW: #9